He said action would be taken against those selling such signage if there were reports that they claimed to be agents from the ministry. This followed the government’s move to ban smoking in food premises from January next year.
“The ministry has received reports that there are people selling the no-smoking signage for RM10,” he said after a gotong-royong programme organised by Kinta Health Office here today.
Lee, who is Gopeng MP, said owners of food premises and restaurants could buy or make their own no-smoking signage according to the stipulated measurement of 40cm x 50cm.
“It is not a problem if the size is smaller, as long as it is displayed,” he added.
Lee said the signage does not need to have the ministry logo and could be in other languages, besides Malay.
He said one signage would suffice at each food outlet as long as it could be seen by customers, failing which the premise owners could be fined up to RM3,000.